ENA Investments Ltd has issued a statement following a Saturday night accident involving one of its buses that left two people dead and several others injured, adding to a disturbing wave of deadly incidents that have claimed more than 40 lives across Kenya since the start of August.
The ENA Coach bus, registration number KDE 279Q, was heading to Kehancha from Nairobi with 47 passengers and three crew members when tragedy struck on the Escarpment stretch of the Nairobi–Nakuru highway.
According to the company, a truck travelling behind the bus reportedly lost its brakes, hit two other vehicles, and then rammed into the rear of the bus. The impact forced the bus off the road, where it overturned.
Rescue teams from St. John Ambulance, police, and members of the public quickly responded, pulling victims from the wreckage and taking the injured to nearby hospitals. Most of those admitted have since been treated and discharged.
ENA Chief Executive Officer Richard Mogire confirmed that a woman and a child lost their lives in the crash. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of two passengers. Our hearts go out to their families and friends, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery,” he said. The company pledged to cooperate fully with authorities as investigations continue.
The tragedy comes amid a deadly start to August, with multiple accidents reported across the country. On August 8, at least 25 people were killed when a bus carrying mourners crashed along the Kisumu–Kakamega highway. Earlier in the week, eight Kenya Pipeline Company employees died after a train collided with their staff bus in Morendat, Naivasha.
Photo of Ena Coach accident along Mahi Mahiu area. PHOTO/Gordon Opiyo
The month’s toll also includes a plane crash in Mwihoko involving an AMREF aircraft headed to Somalia, killing six people, and a road accident along the Bomet–Nakuru highway that claimed the lives of both parents of DJ Darious of Radio Maisha and KTN. A school bus crash in Meru left several students and teachers injured while travelling for the national music festivals.
The rising number of fatalities has sparked public outrage, with Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir facing criticism over his silence. Many Kenyans on social media are demanding urgent measures to curb accidents, while others argue that reckless driving remains the biggest challenge.
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